Northern Minerals Limited (NTU), a key player in heavy rare earth (HRE) exploration and development, has announced the reception of high-grade assay results from ongoing mineral resource definition drilling at the Wolverine deposit within the Browns Range Project in Western Australia. The latest assay results validate the presence of wide and high-grade mineralised intervals across the Wolverine deposit, which remains open at depth. Notable new intercepts include 15.6 metres at 9.99 per cent Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO) from a depth of 428.20 metres, alongside other substantial intercepts that highlight consistent mineralisation throughout the targeted areas. The primary objective of…
Aurumin Limited (AUN) has expanded its flagship Sandstone Gold Operations with the acquisition of five new exploration tenements. This addition reinforces Aurumin’s presence in the prolific Youanmi Terrane, located 520 kilometres northeast of Perth, as part of the company's 100 per cent owned 946 koz Au Central Sandstone Project. The newly acquired tenements, spanning an additional 60 square kilometres, include historical workings and well-defined mineralisation trends, which are key to Aurumin's ongoing development strategy. These tenements are poised to enhance the company's exploration capabilities and drive significant value for stakeholders. Aurumin Managing Director Brad Valiukas stated: “After repositioning the company…
Aurumin Limited (ASX: AUN) has completed drilling at its 100 per cent owned Central Sandstone Project, located 520 kilometres northeast of Perth. The project is part of Aurumin's Sandstone Operations, which also include the Birrigrin and Johnson Range Projects, boasting a total resource of 946koz Au. The drilling campaign, conducted with Reverse Circulation (RC) methods, comprised 38 holes and 3888 metres drilled. The primary objectives of the drilling were to test seven new open pit targets and to investigate extensions at two existing open pit resources. The drilling targeted multiple depositional models and styles, including porphyry/intrusive hosted vein style, banded…
Intra Energy Corporation Limited (IEC), an environmentally responsible mining and energy group, has announced compelling lithium, tantalum, niobium, caesium, and tin assays from rock chip sampling at the Maggie Hays Hill (MHH) project. These results significantly enhance the project's lithium prospectivity and validate IEC's exploration strategy. The latest round of sampling, conducted over the most prospective section of outcropping pegmatites, revealed averaged lithium assays of 503 ppm, indicating the presence of lithium-rich pegmatites. Additionally, encouraging caesium and tantalum values, with average assays of 139 ppm and 107 ppm respectively, suggest the potential for multiple mineralisation targets. These findings, along with…
WA Regional Development Minister Don Punch recently revealed a cutting-edge robotic welding assistant at MAS Equipment's West Kalgoorlie workshop. The innovative 'Cobot,' supported by the Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant program, is set to revolutionise the business's capacity to service the mining industry in the Goldfields while enhancing safety, productivity, and job opportunities. The 'Cobot' is designed to perform a variety of welding tasks with precision and efficiency, ensuring high-quality manufacturing and production for clients. This new technology will not only increase MAS Equipment's competitiveness in the industry but also contribute to the upskilling of workers, making the mining sector…
Aurumin Limited (ASX: AUN) has initiated a significant drilling campaign at its Central Sandstone Project in Western Australia. This project, which is wholly owned by Aurumin, represents a crucial step forward in the exploration and development of its Sandstone Operations. The Central Sandstone Project is located 520 kilometres northeast of Perth and boasts an impressive 881,000 ounces of gold (Au), contributing to the company's total resource of 946,000 ounces of gold across its Sandstone Operations, which also include the Birrigrin and Johnson Range projects. The ambitious drilling program aims to test up to nine new open pit targets, with plans to…
Gold Road Resources Limited (ASX: GOR), a gold production and exploration company, has issued a production update in response to significant rainfall affecting operations at the Gruyere gold mine — located in Western Australia's north-eastern Goldfields. The Gruyere gold mine is a joint venture (JV) between Gold Road Resources and Gold Fields (JSE: GFI), with each holding a 50 per cent interest. Gold Fields manages and operates the mine, while Gold Road Resources maintains a significant investment portfolio. Following substantial and prolonged rainfall in early March, the region experienced further significant and atypical rainfall in the second half of the…
Leo Lithium Limited (ASX:LLL) has executed a strategic placement and entered a transformational cooperation agreement with China’s largest lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium. The cooperation agreement encompasses a range of key strategic benefits to Leo Lithium, including a commitment to expand the capacity at Goulamina to a million tonnes per annum, a framework for further cooperation on a downstream conversion facility and other beneficial business opportunities. The strategic placemen to Ganfeng will raise $106.1 million from the issue of 131 million new shares, representing 9.9 per cent of Leo Lithium’s total pro-forma shares on issue. The placement offer price of 81…
Lindian Resources Limited (ASX:LIN) has delivered the highest grade rare earths assays to date in the phase one drilling program at its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi, showing continuity of high-grade mineralisation in multiple thick intercepts. Assay results from 13 reverse circulation and four aircore drill holes revealed extensive rare earths mineralisation of up to 15.8 per cent total rare earths oxide (TREO), with all drill holes ending in mineralisation. Lindian Chief Executive Officer Alistair Stephens said the assays being reported were nothing short of spectacular. Stephens said: “They provide further evidence that Kangankunde has substantial rare earths grade,…
QX Resources Limited (ASX:QXR) has fully underwritten a rights issue lodged by Bayrock Resources Limited to raise $1.8 million before costs at $0.03 a share. Bayrock is an Australian unlisted public company with a portfolio of highly prospective battery minerals assets in Sweden, primarily in nickel. cobalt and copper. QX previously provided secured loans of $585,000 to Bayrock to help complete the acquisition of the Lainejaur and Northern Nickel Line projects in northern Sweden. The projects are considered highly prospective for key battery metals, nickel, copper and cobalt, presenting as high grade quality “Class 1” nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide projects. The funds…
IperionX Limited (ASX:IPX) has completed detailed engineering design for the planned 125-tonnes-per-annum Titanium Demonstration Facility (TDF), and a Techno-Economic Assessment for an expansion into the company's first Titanium Commercial Facility (TCF-1) of 1,125 tonnes per annum at the Southern Virginia Technology Park in Virginia, USA. The TDF and TCF-1 will utilize the breakthrough Hydrogen Assisted Metallothermic Reduction technologies to produce titanium metal powder. Development of the TCF-1 to 1,125 tonnes per annum of production capacity would furnish IperionX with the largest recycled titanium metal powder production capacity globally, and the only titanium production facility using 100 per cent titanium metal…
Lindian Resources Ltd (ASX:LIN) has intersected more high-grade rare earths at its Kangankunde project in Malawi, with the best continuous intersections yet. All drilled holes have long intersections of high-grade, non-radioactive rare earths ending in mineralisation. Lindian Chief Executive Officer Alistair Stephens said: “These latest assay results are some of our highest grades to date with three holes averaging better than 3 per cent TREO over continuous intervals of 150m or more from surface. "Since the commencement of this drilling program, Kangankunde has consistently delivered assays of 2.5-plus per cent over extensive lengths with almost all holes ending in mineralisation,…
Rio Tinto has begun construction to increase its capacity to cast low-carbon, high-value aluminium billets by 202,000 metric tonnes at its Alma, Quebec smelter in Canada. The existing casting centre will be expanded to include new state-of-the-art equipment such as furnaces, a casting pit, coolers, handling, inspection, sawing and packaging systems. Commissioning is scheduled for the first half of 2025. The C$240 million (AU$265 million) investment will allow more of Rio Tinto's aluminium production to be used to make billets from renewable hydroelectric power. This will allow Rio Tinto to be more agile and flexible in meeting the anticipated growing…
Belararox Limited (ASX:BRX) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in the entity that holds the Toro-Malambo-Tambo (TMT) base metals and copper-gold porphyry project in Argentina. As part of the broader transaction, Belararox will enter into royalty deeds with Fomo Ventures No 1 Pty Ltd with respect to a 1 per cent net-smelter royalty, and a services agreement with Condor Prospecting Australia to provide exploration in Argentina and marketing services. The project is in an excellent neighbourhood with existing infrastructure - Barrick has operations 10 kilometres to the south, while Lundin is 40…
